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Realism and Psychological Science (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
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The book provides an argument why realism is a viable
metatheoretical framework for psychological science. By looking at
some variations of realism such as scientific realism, critical
realism, situational realism and Ferraris' new realism, a realist
view of science is outlined that can feature as a metatheory for
psychological science. Realism is a necessary correction for the
mythical image of science responsible for and maintained by a
number of dichotomies and polarities in psychology. Thus, the
quantitative-qualitative dichotomy, scientist-practitioner polarity
and positivist-constructionist opposition feed off and maintains a
mythic image of science on levels of practice, methods and
metatheory. Realism makes a clear distinction between ontology and
epistemic access to reality, the latter which easily fits with
softer versions of constructionism, and the former which grounds
science in resistance and possibility, loosely translated as
criticism. By taking science as a critical activity an issue such
as the quantitative imperative looses its defining force as a
hallmark of science - it provides epistemic access to certain parts
of reality. In addition, essentially critical activities
characteristic of various qualitative approaches may be welcomed as
proper science. Academics, professionals and researchers in
psychology would find value in situating their scholarly work in a
realist metatheory avoiding the pitfalls of traditional
methodologies and theories.
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